STRADA PLACIDO: Yaum ul Ashura (pt 1)

Assalamualeykum....

    Ashura day greetings!
    I've been trying to promote the larger scale celebration of Ashura...and of course, in that process I've to enrich myself with the knowledge concerning this day.
    As a Ahl-Sunnah / Sunni...Ashura normally just means another day to fast.Khalas.But since last year, I began to search for the larger scope of this day.

    Why is Ashura significant? Well, here's a hadith...

Hazrat Ibn Abbas r.a. reported that the Rasulullah sa.w. arrived in Madinah and found the Jews observing fast on the day of ‘Ashura.They said: "It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Hazrat Musa a.s. and his people and drowned Pharoah and his people, and Sayyidina Musa a.s. observed fast out of gratitude. And we also observe it." Rasulullah s.a.w. responded: "We have more right, and we have closer connection with Sayyidina Musa a.s. than you have"; so Rasulullah s.a.w. observed fast (on ‘Ashura) and gave us orders to observe it. [Sahih Bukhari and Muslim]

Of course, thats the well-known significance of Ashura'.Sheikh Abdul Kader Jilani r.a. wrote in his book Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq the other Significance of this day...

1)Allah swt accepted the repentance of Sayyidina Adam a.s. after his exile from Paradise;
2)Allah swt saved Sayyidina Nuh a.s. and his companions in the ark;
3)Allah swt extinguished the fire in which Sayyidina Ibrahim a.s. was thrown by Nimrod;
4) Allah swt spoke directly to Sayyidina Musa a.s. and gave him the Commandments;
5) Sayyidina Ayyub a.s. was restored to health (from leprosy);
6)Sayyidina Yusuf a.s. was reunited with his father Ya’qub a.s.;
7)Sayyidina Yunus a.s. was taken out from the belly of the fish;
8) the sea was divided as the nation of israel was delivered from captivity and Pharoah’s army was destroyed;
9)Sayyidina Dawud a.s. was forgiven;
10)the kingdom of Sulaiman a.s. was restored;
11)Sayyidina Isa a.s. was raised to Jannah.

Other scholars has go one to add that one this day, the skies and earth and the Lauw-e-Qalam came into existence, Sayyidina Adam a.s. and Sayyiduna Hawa was created and its also the day Qiyamah will take place.

Amal/Virtuous acts on this day, other then fasting, as stated by Shiekh Abdul Kader Jilani are..

1)Whoever clothes a naked person Allah swt will release him from a painful punishment.
2)He who visits a sick person, Allah swt will grant him a reward that will not be decreased.
3)Whoever places his hand on an orphan’s head, or feeds a hungry person or gives water to a thirsty man, Allah will feed him a feast from Paradise and will quench his thirst with Salsabil (a wine that does not intoxicate).
4)And who ever takes a Ghusl on this day will enjoy excellent health and freedom from sickness and indolence.
5)Whoever provides generously for his family on this day, Allah swt will be generous to him throughout this year.
6)And whoever applies Kuhl to his eyes will never suffer from eye-sore again, inshaAllah.

InshaAllah, i hope you all receive the best of the rewards of this special day.

-end of part one-